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what to buy for 11k?

  • 12-12-2011 10:43am
    #1
    scrubber72
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,215 ✭✭✭


    Looking to replace my golf with something practical. Tried a Toyota avensis d4d tr and skoda octiva ambience. Looking for suggestions for others but need to get something quickly


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  • #2
    Alanstrainor
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    Need more details. What mileage are you doing? Petrol or diesel? Do you need a lot of space? What year are you looking for? Any other spec requirements?


  • #3
    scrubber72
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,215 ✭✭✭scrubber72


    Alanstrainor wrote: »
    Need more details. What mileage are you doing? Petrol or diesel? Do you need a lot of space? What year are you looking for? Any other spec requirements?

    Ok sorry should of put that in.
    mileage roughly 10k per year
    probably petrol, live in suburbs of Galway and work is about 10 min drive.
    Space is needed for kid(s) hopefully next year and Golf clubs.
    Year dont want to go any earlier than 2008
    Specs dont really matter but something that looks well and isnt going to give me much grief.
    Dont want to travel across country to check out cars either.
    I have been to 5 different dealers in the Galway city area and tried out 5 different cars all diesel ie avensis, skoda octivia, ford focus style, mondeo, passat.
    Avensis is nice to drive but looks aint great.
    skoda was boring inside and noisy.
    Ford focus was to small and both mondeo and passat had high mileage 80k plus.


  • #4
    166man
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,575 ✭✭✭166man


    I wouldn't be limiting yourself to 2008 cars or newer for tax reasons I assume.. Plenty of excellent cars out there within budget that are pre-2008.


  • #5
    scrubber72
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,215 ✭✭✭scrubber72


    Are most of the cars brought into Ireland from UK okay ie true mileage


  • #6
    Anan1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,815 ✭✭✭✭Anan1


    scrubber72 wrote: »
    Are most of the cars brought into Ireland from UK okay ie true mileage
    Anything with a full service history that you've verified by phone and a clear HPI cert is probably ok, anything without might well be clocked or damaged repaired.


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  • #7
    bazz26
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 51,363 ✭✭✭✭bazz26


    Something like this will more than likely give you little or no trouble and they are very nice to drive:

    http://www.driving.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carID=201146205575784


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